TUSCALOOSA --- Alabama offensive lineman Antoine Caldwell has scheduled a press conference for noon Monday to announce his status for the NFL draft.
Caldwell, a junior from Montgomery, has one year of eligibility remaining at Alabama, but said in December that he was considering forgoing his senior year. The deadline to enter the NFL draft is Tuesday.
Caldwell started nine games at four different positions for the Crimson Tide in 2007, but sat out four games due to a suspension for violations related to textbooks. He started at center in the Dec. 30 Independence Bowl, and is expected to play that same position in the NFL.
Caldwell filed paperwork with the NFL draft advisory board last month, and received word last week. He is believed to be projected as a third- or fourth-round pick should he enter the draft.
Caldwell has already graduated from Alabama, having received his degree in human environmental sciences last May. He began work on a second undergraduate degree in financial planning this past fall.
Alabama has not had a player leave early for the NFL since 2003, when both offensive lineman Justin Smiley and defensive end Antwan Odom departed after their junior seasons. Both Smiley and Odom were second-round picks, Smiley by San Francisco, Odom by Tennessee.
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